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Windows read-only .git file deletion fixes

Cluster 80886 · hermes cli. Data as of 2026-10-29 11:48 UTC

Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #117609 on 21 Sep 2026. Check it covers your case.

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These items address failures when removing git-installed plugins or other git-managed directories on Windows, where .git pack files and objects are read-only and cause deletion errors. The work involves handling read-only file permissions during cleanup across plugins, checkpoints, MCP catalog, and profile distributions.

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#117609 fix(windows): Git-tree cleanup deletes read-only objects for checkpoints, plugins, MCP catalog and profile distributions (#117170 #117179 #117176 #117184, salvage #117318)

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files: contributors/emails/[email protected], hermes_cli/mcp_catalog.py, hermes_cli/plugins_cmd.py, hermes_cli/profile_distribution.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_mcp_catalog.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_plugins_cmd.py, tests/hermes_cli/test_profile_distribution.py, tests/test_utils_rmtree_readonly.py, tools/checkpoint_manager.py, utils.py

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From the close comments: superseded by another PR 1

#80888 fix(cli): delete git-installed plugins on Windows despite read-only .git objects · superseded by another PR → b79b530, #117609, #80886

Closed issues · 1

Closed#80886[Bug]: hermes plugins remove fails on Windows with WinError 5 on .git pack files

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Subsystem: hermes cli
Merged PRs: #117609
Closed issues: 1
Attempts: 1 PR closed without merging
Fix link checked: 21 Sep 2026

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